On 07/27/2016 03:59 PM, Jazzy wrote:
Today brings a bit firmer winds, not sure how much. No white caps but 5he surface is disturbed and I'm showed 7.5 kts with current. ...As an aside, I spent about 5 minutes trimming the sails, then I locked the tiller tamer and sat on the bow for 23 minutes before I got bored.
Boy would it be nice to sail the same course and trim for even two or three minutes...haven't done that for quite a while, been sailing on inland lakes in hilly country with ever-shifting winds (even when the shifts are predictable and consistent at various places on the lake, they still are shifts, gotta keep correcting, and then there's the gusts...). Just pulled Pajarita out from a month slip/mooring in Howard Prairie reservoir (the main sailing lake in these parts, in the hills east of Ashland, OR). Was nice to have her in the water, sailed more for sure than if she was on the trailer, took out a few friends who used to sail, had lived on boats, blue water experience, etc. but hadn't been out for 5 or 10 years. One who'd never sailed on fresh water or dealt with a boat on a trailer. Lots to learn from gusty lake sailing, but I would like to get someplace with a steady moderate breeze for a while! I've only used the genoa once since I got her. cheers, John S. -- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john@eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com